Hotel Controller - Ottawa, Canada - Hilton Garden Inn & Homewood Suites by Hilton Ottawa Downtown

Hilton Garden Inn & Homewood Suites by Hilton Ottawa Downtown

Verified Company

Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Join Us

The Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites by Hilton Ottawa Downtown, conveniently situated in downtown Ottawa, is steps from Parliament Hill with subway transportation at the hotel's front door for easy access to many points of interest including festival venues.

The hotel will feature 173 extended-stay guest rooms under the Homewood Suites by Hilton banner and 171 units providing short-stay accommodations under the Hilton Garden Inn banner and a total of 4,500 square feet of conference space, a bar, restaurant, pool and fitness facility.

Job Summary

Reporting to the General Manager, the Hotel Controller is responsible for overseeing and managing the day to day operations of the Accounting Department and plays a key role in the hotel's financial performance.

As a key member of the leadership team, they will lead to provide exceptional, knowledgeable, personal and dedicated service for our guests, associates and business partners.

The Hotel Controller is responsible for the professional fiscal management of the Hotel which includes leading, coaching and mentoring the hotel accounting team in providing timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis to the hotel, regional, and corporate management teams.

This position ensures proper systems and controls are in place to effectively capture the transactions and safeguard the assets of the hotel; as well as lead the hotel in the effective management of hotel expenses relative to business volumes.

This role is an integral participant in identifying, analyzing and implementing new revenue sources.

Hotel Controller will lead change, innovate, and improve processes by defining and implementing procedures and/or technologies to deal with changes in the hotel.

Responsibilities and duties include:

Develop Hotel high level strategies with the Hotel Executive Committee
Prepare and analyze accounting, statistical and any other special reports required by the General Manager, Department Heads or Corporate.
Participate in creating operating policies and procedures & review and adjust strategy and/or tactics as required.
Oversee the management of the Payroll Submission and the Associate Benefit Program.
Ensure the hotel is operating in full compliance with all provincially and federally legislated.
Lead, train, and develop the Accounting Team that adhere to company standards and procedures
Maintain policy and procedure manuals for the Accounting department.
Continuously evaluate financial & operational policies, procedures, and controls with a view to improving hotel effectiveness and efficiency
Support team members wherever possible through sharing of creative ideas, best practices and assistance with problem solving.
Ensure internal and external audit recommendations are implemented on a timely basis.
Ensure bank reconciliations are properly completed on a timely basis and outstanding items are promptly investigated and resolved.
Ensure general ledger reconciliations are completed on a timely basis and all transactions flowing through the general ledger are properly accounted for.
Approve all journal entries before they are posted to the general ledger.
Participate in the monthly physical count and valuation of inventories.
Manage the night audit function (includes reviewing the work of the night auditor).
Manage the cashiering function including supervision and maintenance of procedures and controls over cash receipts (this includes issuing and monitoring cash floats).
Prepare and analyse P&L & budget reports
Lead the hotel in the preparation of forecasts and budgets and assisting the general manager in preparing business case/plans for the hotel.
Monitor compliance with credit policies.
Review city ledger transfers to ensure billings are issued on a timely basis.
Maintain procedures to ensure accounts are collected on a timely basis and losses are minimized.
Ensure guest and city sub ledger totals balance with the general ledger.
Assist the General Manger in controlling expenditures within budget by ensuring the tools provided are being used in all operations of the hotel.
Develop and maintain sound purchasing and receiving procedures that ensure goods and services ordered are properly approved and that payments made to vendors are only for products or services received.
Supervise the accounts payable function to ensure invoices are accurately recorded in the books, amounts owing are paid on a timely basis while still optimizing cash flow, and controls for the disbursement of funds are properly maintained.
Account for expenditures and disbursements within the scope of budgetary cost control processes and company policy.
Provide coaching and teaching to department heads regarding financial/business matters.
Prepare and govern the budget and forecast for the Hotel.
Other related duties as assigned